Search Results: Illustrated Books from Barter Books Ltd

Edinburgh: The Ramsay Head Press. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket as issued. 1978. Reprint. Illustrated card cover. 210mm x 290mm (8" x 11"). 12pp. 8 b/w plates. Loose plates. .

London: Kegan Paul, Trench Trübner & Co. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Spine lightly sunned with wear to head and tail. Teg - remaining edges uncut. 1905. Limited Edition [of 500 copies]. Red hardback cloth cover. 290mm x 200mm (11" x 8"). 267pp. Illustrated plates. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. .

London: Frederick Warne & Co. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed. Slight foxing. [1876]. Second Edition. Brown/gilt illustrated hardback cloth cover. 270mm x 240mm (11" x 9"). [100pp.]. 24 colour plates. .

Leipzig: Insel Verlag. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed,. [1939]. First Edition. Decorative papered board covers. 190mm x 130mm (7" x 5"). 40pp. Chromolithographs of mushrooms and fungi. Text in German. .

London: Nicholas Kaye Ltd. VG : in very good condition with edge-worn dust jacket in clear protective wraps. Light marking to rear of dust jacket. 1959. First Edition. Orange hardback cloth cover. 220mm x 150mm (9" x 6"). 176pp. Illustrated with 65 engravings by Watkins-Pitchford ('BB'). .

London: Joseph Cundall. Worn condition. Spine missing. Pages detached. Plates in good condition. 1849. First Edition. Red/gilt hardback cloth cover. 340mm x 250mm (13" x 10"). 10 plates. 10 tissue guarded coloured lithograph plates. .

London: The Holland Press Ltd. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket as issued. Minor marks to cover. 1967. First Edition. Cream illustrated hardback cloth cover. 340mm x 420mm (13" x 17"). [32pp]. 8 full colour plates. .

London: J Harris / G B Whittaker / Baldwn & Cradock et al. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket. Modern rebind with new endpapers. Sporadic marking within. 1828. Eighth Edition. Brown hardback half-leather cover on green cloth boards. 145mm x 100mm (6" x 4"). viii, 235pp + ads. 45 (of 47) b/w Bewick woodcuts. .

Cramlington: Ken Ferguson. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket as issued. 2000. Limited Edition. Marbled brown cover with red cloth spine. 260mm x 150mm (10" x 6"). [30pp]. 23 hand-printed and hand-coloured lino-cuts. Signed, numbered Limited Edition of 60 (+ 140 in b/w). Printed onto hand-pressed untrimmed Paper Lana Royal. Featuring customers and staff at Barter Books. .

Cramlington: Ken Ferguson. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket as issued. 2000. Limited Edition. Green hardback cloth cover with light green cloth spine. 260mm x 150mm (10" x 6"). [30pp]. 23 hand-printed b/w lino-cuts. Signed, numbered Limited Edition of 200 (60 in colour). Printed onto hand-pressed untrimmed Paper Lana Royal. Featuring customers and staff at Barter Books. .

Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Andrew Reid [for the author]. G: in good condition without dust jacket. Minor wear and bumping to corners. New end-papers inserted. Inner hinge cracking. Tape remnants to inner margin of contents page with closed tear; ffep binding weak but holding. Some scattered foxing and marking to margins. Hand coloured illustrations remain bright. Teg. 1880. Limited Edition [50]. Brown hardback half-leather cover with peacock feather patterned cloth. 220mm x 180mm (9" x 7"). 142pp. Five hand-coloured plates; numerous additional hand-coloured illustrations; b/w plates and head and tail pieces throughout. The Crawhall family of the North East of England is one of the most ancient of the region. Between the late 18th and mid 19th centuries three members of this family are recognised for their artistry - amongst the most distinctive the region has produced. Joseph Crawhall I (1793 - 1853) was an amateur landscape, animal and figure artist. He became owner of St Anne's Ropery in… Read More

Stratford Upon Avon, London: J Ward / Longman, Hurst, Rees & Co. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket. Minor rubbing and scuffing to covers. 1821. First Edition. Brown hardback half-leather cover on marbled boards. 190mm x 130mm (7" x 5"). 795pp; xiv, 575pp + ads. 38 hand-coloured plates including eight coloured engravings by James Sowerby. J Ward - in 1817 - London for the author 1821. Thirty-eight plates present throughout the volumes though pagination and numbering is inconsistent. James Sowerby (1757 – 1822) an English naturalist, illustrator and mineralogist. Contributions to published works, such as A Specimen of the Botany of New Holland or English Botany, include his detailed plates. The use of vivid colour and accessible texts were intended to reach a widening audience in works of natural history. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. .

London: Hollis and Carter. G: in good condition without dust jacket. Boards marked and sunned along extremities. 1947. Reprint. Blue hardback cloth cover. 220mm x 150mm (9" x 6"). 236pp. B/w drawings by D. J. Watkins-Pitchford. .

London: Trustees of the British Museum. G: in Good condition with broken slipcase. 1925. 3rd Edition. Grey hardback boards with grey slipcase. 250mm x 200mm (10" x 8"). 15pp + plates. 50 loose b&w plates. .

London: Trustees of the British Museum. G - in good condition without dust jacket. 1928. First Edition. Paper covered case with blue cloth spine and title label to head of spine. 250mm x 200mm (10" x 8"). 38pp + plates. 50 loose b&w plates. .

London: Trustees of the British Museum. G: in Good condition without dust jacket as issued. 1910. Second Edition. Paper covered case with blue cloth spine and title label to head of spine. 250mm x 200mm (10" x 8"). 15pp + plates. 50 loose b&w plates. .

London: Trustees of the British Museum. G: in Good condition without dust jacket as issued. 1910. Second Edition. Paper covered case with black cloth spine and title label to head of spine. 250mm x 200mm (10" x 8"). 15pp + plates. 50 loose b&w plates. .

London: Trustees of the British Museum. G: in Good condition with broken slipcase. 1923. 3rd Edition. Grey board cover with grey slipcase. 250mm x 200mm (10" x 8"). 16pp + plates. 50 loose b&w plates. .

London: Trustees of the British Museum. G: in Good condition without dust jacket as issued. 1910. Second Edition. Paper covered case with blue cloth spine and title label to head of spine. 250mm x 200mm (10" x 8"). 16pp + plates. 50 loose b&w plates. .

London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co Ltd. Worn condition. Cover rubbed and discoloured with splits and loss to spine. Spine lean. Content in overall good condition. 1899. First Edition. Maroon hardback cloth cover. 250mm x 170mm (10" x 7"). xii, 469pp + plates. 38 b/w plates. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. .